BOTANICAL NAMES 223 



Verrucosa (ve-ru-ko-sa). L. adj., "full of warts"; 



from " verruca " (a wart). Second bot. name. 

 Versifolia (ver-si-fol-ia). L. " Versus " (changeable) ; 



" folia " (leaves). Second bot. name. 

 Versicolor (ver-si-co-lor). L. " Versus " (change- 

 able) ; " color " (colour). Second bot. name. 

 Verticillatum (ver-ti-sil-a-tum). L. " The whirl of a 



spindle"; i.e., arranged around the stalk in a 



ring. Second bot. name. 

 Vervein (ver-van). Celtic. " Ferfain." At one time 



called Holy Herb, and much prized by the Druids. 



Eng. name for Verbena group. 

 Verum (ver-um). L. adj., "genuine." Second bot. 



name. 

 Vesca (ves-ka). L. adj., " small or feeble." Second 



bot. name. 

 Vesicaria (ve-si-ka-ri-a). L. " Vesica " (a bladder); 



the seed being somewhat bladder-like in shape. 



Second bot. name. 

 Vespertina (ves-per-ti-na). L. adj., "at eventide"; 



when the flower blooms. Second bot. name. 

 Vestitus (ves-ti-tus). L. adj., " clothed." Second bot. 



name. 

 Vetch (vech). Derivation obscure. In Middle Ages 



the word was " fitch." Eng. name for Vicia 



group. 

 Vetchling (vech-ling). Eng. dim. of Vetch. Name 



given to two members of Pea group. 

 Viburnum (vi-bur-num). L. name for Wayfaring tree. 



Bot. name of a group. 

 Vicia (vik-ia). One derivation from L. " vincio " (to 



bind). Another from Celtic " gwig." Bot. name 



for Vetch group. 



